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Having Been Given the Option…

As a mother who was given her options, I know how pain can wreck a person. Life feels incredibly unfair and impossible sometimes.

Child Loss, Grief, Grace, Faith, Suffering, Seeing GodSarah WestfallMay 8, 2019infant loss, child loss, birth defects, rare disorders, abortion, abortion rights, Christian faith, loss, carter Comments

Pennies in My Pocket: My Battle with Anxiety

I can still feel the pull, the desire to slip back inside my melancholy and stay there. But then I remember the pennies. I feel their presence…

Faith, Suffering, CommunitySarah WestfallApril 8, 2019anxiety, depression, mental health, spiritual practices Comment